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Riverside
May 6^th 1890
The Society assembled at the usual
hour with but one family absent that of
Avalon. Our guests were John Smith and
daughter Jamie, Thomas Lea Isaac and Annie
Hartshorne, L. [J.?] Lea and wife, Hallie Bentley.
Ellie Chandler, Annie Miller Shoemaker Minnie
Eddings, Bessie Rust and Mary Parker [?]

The usual minutes were read and approved.
Those of the corresponding month
show this season to be later than last, the
very mild winter having been followed by
late frosts had checked growth.

For new business the resignation of
Mary T. Kirk was read and accepted, her
reasons being inability to attend what she
"considered the most charming society of
the neighborhood" & her wish not to keep others out by
holding the place. The names of Albin & Sue
Thomas being first on the list they were
duly elected.

1^st reader Carry Farquhar read a very
good and amusing article on "The vine
Theory. 2^nd C. F. Kirk forgot his appointment.
The honor of being selected to read to this
Society does not always make the deep impression
it should. The secretary read of
of a method of raising plants form very samll
seeds. Called the tumbler method. Readers for
next meeting Charles F. Kirk and Sally Janney